It always seemed kinda stupid but, I suppose, somewhat romantic when a marriage proposal is surrounded by a actions dependent upon the participation of others. Michael Felgate (Hugh Grant) has organized that a personal fortune be put into a Chinese restaurant’s cookie. It goes to another couple, surprising him and causing her to break into tears. When Gina Vitale (Jeanne Tripplehorn) gets the correct one, she declines Michael’s offer while the restaurant owner (Lori Tan Chinn) rattles on to her staff in Chinese.

Director:  Kelly Makin; Carl Gottlieb Writer:  Adam Scheinman; Robert Kuhn Cast:
Hugh Grant -  Michael Felgate James Caan -  Frank Vitale Jeanne Tripplehorn -  Gina Vitale Burt Young -  Vito Graziosi James Fox -  Philip Cromwell Joe Viterelli -  Vinnie D’Agostino Gerry Becker -  FBI Agent Connell Maddie Corman -  Carol the Photographer		Tony Darrow -  Angelo Paul Lazar -  Ritchie Vitale Vincent Pastore -  Al Frank Pellegrino -  Sante Scott Thompson -  FBI Agent Lewis John Ventimiglia -  Johnny Graziosi Margaret Devine -  Helen, Michael’s Assistant Beatrice Winde -  Mrs. Horton, Michael’s Neighbor

How far would you go to achieve your dream? Would you put your life in danger? Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) has been badly beaten in the ring and is recuperating when the chance of a lifetime presents itself. She has decide whether this chance is one she is willing to take. Losing may cost her more than she can afford.

Director:  Clint Eastwood Writer:  F.X. Toole; Paul Haggis Cast:
Clint Eastwood -  Frankie Dunn Hilary Swank -  Maggie Fitzgerald Morgan Freeman -  Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris Jay Baruchel -  Danger Barch Mike Colter -  Big Willie Little Lucia Rijker -  Billie ‘The Blue Bear’ Brian O’Byrne -  Father Horvak Anthony Mackie -  Shawrelle Berry		Margo Martindale -  Earline Fitzgerald Riki Lindhome -  Mardell Fitzgerald Michael Peña -  Omar Benito Martinez -  Billie’s Manager Bruce MacVittie -  Mickey Mack David Powledge -  Counterman at Diner Joe D’Angerio -  Cut Man Marcus Chait -  J.D. Fitzgerald

Don’t you just love urban legends? I’ve heard them, repeated them and know folks who know folks to whom they have happened. It’s a constant source of gossip and confusion. One of the best forms a plot line here. Sydney Barringer (Chris O’Hara), a 17-year-old boy, attempts suicide by jumping off the roof of his apartment building. It becomes a homicide when he was accidentally shot by his mother Faye (Miriam Margolyes) as he fell past his own apartment window. His parents, Fay and Arthur (Clement Blake) argued often and threatened each other with a supposedly unloaded shotgun. But Sydney had loaded it a few days earlier hoping they would follow through with their threats to kill one another. Thus he unwittingly became an accomplice in his own murder, albeit unwittingly. Even creepier is that a newly installed protective netting for window washers on the apartments building’s exterior would have saved his life if he had not been shot.

Director:  Paul Thomas Anderson Writer:  Paul Thomas Anderson Cast:
Tom Cruise -  Frank T.J. Mackey Pat Healy -  Sir Edmund William Godfrey/Young Pharmacy Kid Julianne Moore -  Linda Partridge Genevieve Zweig -  Mrs. Godfrey Mark Flannagan -  Joseph Green William H. Macy -  Quiz Kid Donnie Smith Neil Flynn -  Stanley Berry Philip Seymour Hoffman -  Phil Parma		Rod McLachlan -  Daniel Hill Allan Graf -  Firefighter Melora Walters -  Claudia Wilson Gator Philip Baker Hall -  Jimmy Gator Patton Oswalt -  Delmer Darion Jeremy Blackman -  Stanley Spector Raymond ‘Big Guy’ Gonzales -  Reno Security Guard Melinda Dillon -  Rose Gator

Everybody needs a teacher. It can be for something as simple as tying your show laces or as complex as organizing a concert. It isn’t as if knowledge comes full blown into our heads. The old homily of giving somebody a fish versus teaching them how to catch their own applies. Modesty Blaise (Alexandra Staden), as a child, is on the run after escaping the camp with her companion, Professor Lob (Fred Pearson), an ex-college educator from Zagreb, questions the need for his books. She foolishly suggests that she knows everything she needs.

Director:  Scott Spiegel Writer:  Lee Batchler; Janet Scott Batchler Cast:
Alexandra Staden -  Modesty Blaise Nikolaj Coster-Waldau -  Miklos Raymond Cruz -  Garcia Fred Pearson -  Professor Lob Valentin Teodosiu -  Louche Eugenia Yuan -  Irina Ion Haiduc -  High Roller Bogdan Dumitrescu -  Boutellis		Marcello Cobzarju -  Charopos Dragos Bucur -  Janos Dan Astileanu -  Squad Leader Damian Oancea -  Sympathetic Man Mihai Bisericanu -  Stassi

How culpable are you when circumstance paints you as some on you are not? It’s often harder to explain why/what/how something happened than it is to go along. Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) finds herself in these circumstances but she chooses not to explain because she figures she’ll not see Chris Matthew (Ralph Fiennes) again. But then the Cinderella effect kicks in and we all know how that’ll go.

Director:  Wayne Wang Writer:  John Hughes; Kevin Wade Cast:
Jennifer Lopez -  Marisa Ventura Ralph Fiennes -  Christopher ‘Chris’ Marshall, N.Y. Assemblyman Natasha Richardson -  Caroline Lane Stanley Tucci -  Jerry Siegel Tyler Garcia Posey -  Ty Ventura Frances Conroy -  Paula Burns Chris Eigeman -  John Bextrum, Personnel Manager Amy Sedaris -  Rachel Hoffberg		Marissa Matrone -  Stephanie Kehoe, Maid Priscilla Lopez -  Veronica Ventura Bob Hoskins -  Lionel Bloch, Beresford Butler Lisa Roberts Gillan -  Cora Maddie Corman -  Leezette Sharon Wilkins -  Clarice, Maid Jayne Houdyshell -  Carmen Marilyn Torres -  Barb, Maid